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the compost cheat sheet — aim for 2–3 parts browns per 1 part greens
compost it — greens (nitrogen)
- ✓ Apple Cores
- ✓ Banana Peels
- ✓ Carrots
- ✓ Celery
- ✓ Coffee Grounds
- ✓ Cut Flowers
- ✓ Dead Flowers
- ✓ Feathers
- ✓ Garlic
- ✓ Grass Clippings
- ✓ Hair
- ✓ Lettuce
- ✓ Onions
- ✓ Orange Peels
- ✓ Pet Hair
- ✓ Potato Peels
- ✓ Pumpkins
- ✓ Tomatoes
- ✓ Wool
- ✓ Eggshells (neutral)
compost it — browns (carbon)
- ✓ Burlap
- ✓ Cardboard
- ✓ Coconut Coir
- ✓ Coffee Filters
- ✓ Corn Cobs
- ✓ Egg Cartons
- ✓ Leaves
- ✓ Napkins
- ✓ Newspaper
- ✓ Pine Cones
- ✓ Pine Needles
- ✓ Popsicle Sticks
- ✓ Shredded Paper
- ✓ Tissues
- ✓ Wood Chips
- ✓ Wood Shavings
only with care
- ! Avocado Pits — curbside only
- ! Bones — curbside only
- ! Bread — fine with basic prep
- ! Cheese — bokashi or curbside only
- ! Compostable Bags — special handling — see site
- ! Dog Poop — special handling — see site
- ! Dryer Lint — special handling — see site
- ! Meat — bokashi or curbside only
- ! Paper Towels — fine with basic prep
- ! Pasta — fine with basic prep
- ! Pizza Boxes — hot pile or tumbler only
- ! Q-Tips — hot pile or cold pile only
- ! Rice — fine with basic prep
- ! Sawdust — hot pile only
- ! Weeds — hot pile or curbside only
- ! Wood Ash — special handling — see site
keep it out
- ✗ Aluminum Foil
- ✗ Cat Litter
- ✗ Cat Poop
- ✗ Cooking Oil
- ✗ Dental Floss
- ✗ Dog Poop Bags
- ✗ Dryer Sheets
- ✗ Glass
- ✗ K-Cups
- ✗ Paper Cups
- ✗ Plastic
- ✗ Plastic Bags
- ✗ Receipts
- ✗ Styrofoam
- ✗ Tin Cans